LA COURT MONITORING 2021 MID-YEAR REVIEW

LA COURT MONITORING 2021 MID-YEAR REVIEW

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MADD LOUISIANA COURT MONITORING

MID-YEAR REVIEW

How It Works

MADD's Court Monitoring Project enlists court monitors to observe and document what happens in the courtrooms during impaired driving case proceedings. The program was created to ensure that impaired driving offenders are prosecuted and justice is achieved. Court monitoring is a tool proven to affect the adjudication process and is recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as an effective countermeasure to reduce impaired

driving (Richard, Magee, et al, 2018). Court monitors on the local scale can impact the handling of impaired driving cases by their mere presence in the courtroom.

Court monitoring is intended to enhance transparency and accountability within the criminal justice system and reduce the likelihood of repeat offenses. One way this goal is achieved is by sharing >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5

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